Month: June 2021

ISLAMABAD: Balochistan government on Tuesday announced to launch Balochistan Health Card facility with the cost of Rs 5.914 billion to provide health cover upto Rs. one million each to around 1.875 million families of the province. The programme would be expanded across the province in the next phase to ensure the best health care facilities […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Japan on Tuesday reiterating their commitment to enhance bilateral relationship and mutual cooperation for the promotion of international peace and security, agreed to further expand defence and security cooperation and understanding. Agreement to this effect and the reiteration of commitment came during the 8th round of Pakistan-Japan Security Dialogue held in virtual […]

ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Tuesday was apprised that the country so far had received 21.13 million doses of different types of Covid-19 vaccines out of which over 17 million doses were procured on payment. This was briefed during the NCOC Session, chaired by National Coordinator Lieutenant General Hamood Uz Zaman […]

ISLAMABAD: The concluding ceremony of the Level One Athletics Coaching Course will be held here at the Pakistan Sports Complex on Wednesday (June 30). President, Pakistan Athletics Federation, Major General (R) Muhammad Akram Sahi would be the chief guest at the concluding ceremony of the championship. A total of 24 coaches from all over the […]

ISLAMABAD: The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) turned around on Tuesday and witnessed bullish trend, gaining 135.42 points, with a positive change of 0.29 percent, closing at 47, 137.77 points against 47, 002.35 points on the last working day. A total of 580, 766, 245 shares were traded during the day compared […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) on Tuesday directed the National Institute of Medicine and Rehabilitation to devise a rational monitoring mechanism for the new incinerator to be established at the healthcare facility. Pak-EPA held a public hearing on environmental impact assessment (EIA) for installation and operation of Bio-Medical Waste Incinerator at the National Institute […]

ISLAMABAD: The national tally on Monday of total active COVID-19 cases was recorded 32, 153 with 735 more people testing positive for the deadly virus and 784 people recovering from the disease during the last 24 hours. Twenty-three corona patients have died during past 24 hours, 23 of whom were under treatment in the hospitals, […]

ISLAMABAD: Women Members of Parliament (MPs) including Senator Seemi Ezdi and Members of the National Assembly (MNAs) Andleeb Abbas, Shanila Ruth, Nusrat Wahid and Ghazala Saifi called on Prime Minister Imran Khan here on Tuesday. During the meeting, the matter relating budget were discussed.